cowrie
cowrie
[ˈkaʊ(ə)ri]
(亦作cowry)
(pl. -ies)
[ˈkaʊ(ə)ri]
(亦作cowry)
(pl. -ies)
- a marine mollusc which has a smooth, glossy, domed shell with a long narrow opening, typically brightly patterned and popular with collectors
宝贝 - Genus Cypraea, family Cypraeidae, class Gastropoda: numerous species, including the small money cowrie (C. moneta)
腹足纲，宝贝科，宝贝属：多种，包括小的钱宝贝
■the flattened yellowish shell of the money cowrie, formerly used as money in parts of Africa and the Indo-Pacific area
（从前在非洲和印度—太平洋地区）当货币使用的贝壳，子安贝
- mid 17th cent.: from Hindi kaurī
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- coarsely adv.粗糙地,鄙俗地
- coarsen v.（使）变粗糙
- coarseness n.粗糙，劣等，粗劣的,粗度,粗糙度
- coast n.海岸,滑坡 vi.（汽车或自行车）（尤指不用动力向山坡下）滑行,（做事）不出力,不费力地取得成功,（不用多少动力）快速平稳地移动 vt.沿海岸航行
- coastal adj.临海的，沿海的,海岸的,沿岸
- coastel n.水上漂浮旅馆水上营房
- coaster n.沿岸贸易船,杯托,雪橇
- coastguard n.海岸警卫队,海岸警卫队队员
- coastguardman n.海岸警备队员
- coasting n.沿岸航行，沿海贸易，海岸线,顺坡下滑,惰力运转
- coastland n.沿海岸地区
- coastline n.海岸线,海岸地形（或轮廓）
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